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Cyclist, child-free, 💙🏳️🌈, Heather’s Herd, Cloud Appreciation Society. Trying to figure it out.
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This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
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#Colorado #Boulder #Science #Destruction
Russell Vought continues his assault on science & government. Screenshot post: NCAR to be broken up.
Russell Vought continues his assault on science & government. Screenshot post: NCAR to be broken up.
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#Colorado #Boulder #Science #Destruction
Russell Vought continues his assault on science & government. Screenshot post: NCAR to be broken up.
Russell Vought continues his assault on science & government. Screenshot post: NCAR to be broken up.
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“As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
DOJ has now brought similar actions against a total of 18 states, almost all of them led by Democrats. ~~Democracy Docket 12/16/25
This is critically serious. I posted a variety of reasons below why it matters.
DOJ has now brought similar actions against a total of 18 states, almost all of them led by Democrats. ~~Democracy Docket 12/16/25
This is critically serious. I posted a variety of reasons below why it matters.
🧵 THE DOJ HAS SUED STATES FOR VOTER DATA - WHY THIS MATTERS
IN THE U.S., “STATES” —NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT—CONTROL VOTER DATA.
Elections are decentralized by design to prevent abuse, intimidation, or centralized political power.
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IN THE U.S., “STATES” —NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT—CONTROL VOTER DATA.
Elections are decentralized by design to prevent abuse, intimidation, or centralized political power.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
DOJ has now brought similar actions against a total of 18 states, almost all of them led by Democrats. ~~Democracy Docket 12/16/25
This is critically serious. I posted a variety of reasons below why it matters.
DOJ has now brought similar actions against a total of 18 states, almost all of them led by Democrats. ~~Democracy Docket 12/16/25
This is critically serious. I posted a variety of reasons below why it matters.
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DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
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If you're not following Marc Elias, you need to follow @marcelias.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
If you're not following Marc Elias, you need to follow @marcelias.bsky.social
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Wow. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels writes: “Like Soviet commissars in World War II…today's Washington-based enforcers demand maximum, sacrificial loyalty or else… It's an odd way to build a winning party. Especially when, unlike the Soviet army, you don't start with overwhelming numerical superiority.”
December 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Wow. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels writes: “Like Soviet commissars in World War II…today's Washington-based enforcers demand maximum, sacrificial loyalty or else… It's an odd way to build a winning party. Especially when, unlike the Soviet army, you don't start with overwhelming numerical superiority.”
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In case you ever needed proof that the Heritage Foundation is not a conservative organization, here we have them cheering on the Federal Government threatening to strip all funding from a state that does not make political decisions the President likes. Any true conservative would be howling.
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
In case you ever needed proof that the Heritage Foundation is not a conservative organization, here we have them cheering on the Federal Government threatening to strip all funding from a state that does not make political decisions the President likes. Any true conservative would be howling.
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Republican Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) says women will shoulder burden for GOP health plan: 'They're great shoppers'
Another idiotic and condescending asshole who shouldn't be near our Congress.
www.rawstory.com/republican-h...
Another idiotic and condescending asshole who shouldn't be near our Congress.
www.rawstory.com/republican-h...
Republican says women will shoulder burden for GOP health plan: 'They're great shoppers'
A Republican senator sketched out the contours of President Donald Trump's health care overhaul that would shift the burden for coverage to women.The president has floated a proposal to send federal f...
www.rawstory.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) says women will shoulder burden for GOP health plan: 'They're great shoppers'
Another idiotic and condescending asshole who shouldn't be near our Congress.
www.rawstory.com/republican-h...
Another idiotic and condescending asshole who shouldn't be near our Congress.
www.rawstory.com/republican-h...
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Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S. He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
Trump move to pardon Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big-time trafficker off the hook?
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S. He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
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#SouthPark
The Secretary of War demands Peter Thiel be released from the Park County Jail, but Chief Harris has some issues with that order.
“Who’s Pete Hegseth?”
The Secretary of War demands Peter Thiel be released from the Park County Jail, but Chief Harris has some issues with that order.
“Who’s Pete Hegseth?”
The Secretary of War demands Peter Thiel be released from the Park County Jail. #southpark
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December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
#SouthPark
The Secretary of War demands Peter Thiel be released from the Park County Jail, but Chief Harris has some issues with that order.
“Who’s Pete Hegseth?”
The Secretary of War demands Peter Thiel be released from the Park County Jail, but Chief Harris has some issues with that order.
“Who’s Pete Hegseth?”
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Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
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This Texas woman developed preeclampsia, leading to still-birth. She DIED, leaving her young son behind.
This happens while an all-male panel in South Carolina is deciding whether women should be charged w/ murder for their pregnancies.
Abortion is healthcare.
How many more women have to die?
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This happens while an all-male panel in South Carolina is deciding whether women should be charged w/ murder for their pregnancies.
Abortion is healthcare.
How many more women have to die?
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“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This Texas woman developed preeclampsia, leading to still-birth. She DIED, leaving her young son behind.
This happens while an all-male panel in South Carolina is deciding whether women should be charged w/ murder for their pregnancies.
Abortion is healthcare.
How many more women have to die?
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This happens while an all-male panel in South Carolina is deciding whether women should be charged w/ murder for their pregnancies.
Abortion is healthcare.
How many more women have to die?
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This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money.
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money.
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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If your party is riven by a dispute as to whether to be full-on Nazis, time to wind the whole thing up
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If your party is riven by a dispute as to whether to be full-on Nazis, time to wind the whole thing up
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My wife’s (in some cases three-time) trump voting relatives have started mentioning the ballroom to me, negatively; anecdata but I’d like to see some high quality polling. I think it’s a mistake by certain elite elected Dems to think this story isn’t breaking thru
You may not have food or healthcare for your children, but did you know that the White House will now have a classy dance floor for nepotistic pedophiles
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My wife’s (in some cases three-time) trump voting relatives have started mentioning the ballroom to me, negatively; anecdata but I’d like to see some high quality polling. I think it’s a mistake by certain elite elected Dems to think this story isn’t breaking thru
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It is a clear metaphor for what Trump is doing to democracy in America. An illegal unilateral decision to destroy something that belongs to the American people, not Donald Trump.
Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It is a clear metaphor for what Trump is doing to democracy in America. An illegal unilateral decision to destroy something that belongs to the American people, not Donald Trump.
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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What I can't believe is that some wealthy Dems are just now noticing what the US govt has been doing to us for years, to favor the wealthy.
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
October 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What I can't believe is that some wealthy Dems are just now noticing what the US govt has been doing to us for years, to favor the wealthy.
Best sign today. “ Big Beautiful Bill will be Trump’s roommate in prison”
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Best sign today. “ Big Beautiful Bill will be Trump’s roommate in prison”
No Kings Chico, CA
October 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
No Kings Chico, CA
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Do you know what a group of frogs is called?
AN ARMY
AN ARMY
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Do you know what a group of frogs is called?
AN ARMY
AN ARMY
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You gotta give ‘em hop.
October 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
You gotta give ‘em hop.
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If it isn’t a “red herring,” why hasn’t Johnson seated the new congresswoman already?
Dem Congressman James Walkinshaw (VA) won a special election September 9, 2025; he was seated Sept 10.
Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ) won her special election Sept 23, 2025 but has yet to be seated.
Dem Congressman James Walkinshaw (VA) won a special election September 9, 2025; he was seated Sept 10.
Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ) won her special election Sept 23, 2025 but has yet to be seated.
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM
If it isn’t a “red herring,” why hasn’t Johnson seated the new congresswoman already?
Dem Congressman James Walkinshaw (VA) won a special election September 9, 2025; he was seated Sept 10.
Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ) won her special election Sept 23, 2025 but has yet to be seated.
Dem Congressman James Walkinshaw (VA) won a special election September 9, 2025; he was seated Sept 10.
Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ) won her special election Sept 23, 2025 but has yet to be seated.
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This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.